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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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pacman -Syu reports up to date(upgraded ok today)

Two problems accur with pacman.

If I try

pacman -Syu

I get :

bash-4.0# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: avidemux: local (2.5.1-1) is newer than extra (2.5.0-1)
 local database is up to date
bash-4.0#

But there is a new extra package for avidemux now and the kernel is an upgrade as well.  These are not recognized and downloaded and installed.

I tried changing mirrors and also pacman.conf to allow wget.

Attempt to use wget resulted in ...xfer command not recognized.

I am not able to upgrade to the new kernel.

However, in another HDD with archlinux I am able to upgrade the kernel.

Pacman seems to be malfunctioning for the HDD not upgrading.

Tried ...pacman -Syy but no help.

Tried reinstall pacman...no help.

Does having avidemux-2.5.1-1 already in my machine cause this problem?

Last edited by lilsirecho (2009-08-21 16:23:36)

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AdrenalineJunky

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Registered: 2009-05-03

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Re: pacman -Syu reports up to date(upgraded ok today)

had the same problem a couple days ago. fixed itself right after i built a package from ABS. not sure if that was a coincidence or not.

Peasantoid

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Registered: 2009-04-26

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Re: pacman -Syu reports up to date(upgraded ok today)

Apparently some of the mirrors lost all the packages in extra/; perhaps this has something to do with it. Shouldn't affect the kernel though.

Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

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Re: pacman -Syu reports up to date(upgraded ok today)

You're getting the avidemux message because you are now using a mirror  that is not as up-to-date as the one you used to install avidemux-2.5.1-1. 

The sync problem can affect all packages.  If all the bandwith is used to sync the lost packages then there is none left to sync the newer packages.

lilsirecho

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Re: pacman -Syu reports up to date(upgraded ok today)

As reported in previous post, I was able to download the latest kernel and avidemux in another HDD boot-up.  Kdelibs also downloaded.

I would feel it is related to my pacman setup in the failing HDD.

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lilsirecho

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Re: pacman -Syu reports up to date(upgraded ok today)

Upgraded ok this date.

Mirrors not synched around the world make this upgrade a massive undertaking!

Last edited by lilsirecho (2009-08-21 16:25:41)

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